>I have an image inside of a4 document that should be printsd 2"x8" 300 >dpi. >The image is pasted to the a4 as a layer from another gimp document >that was ser to "2X8". When I print the a4 document with the image >embedded- the image is smaller then 2"x8" - I measured it with a >ruler. Why is that and how I can fix it?
Just a reminder that Gimp is a raster editor and works in pixels not inches or centimetres although it can display such. Page printing is quite a common problem and a lot depends on your printer. I will have to use a linux setup for example, no suitable Windows installation - sorry. Even laser printers require a small margin - usually 3mm, inkjet printers sometimes even more, might need a bottom margin of 10mm to push the paper through. The A4 page is not truncated it is shrunk to fit. see: screenshot 1 The imposed margins increase the print resolution above 300 ppi. The whole page including your image shrinks. With luck your printer driver will have a 100% option to force the full size, if not you can crop the page by a small amount. Do not guess the crop, use the tool options settings. see: screenshot 2 Used an offset of 3mm, 3mm - the top left corner of the crop and an overall size of 203mm x 208mm Putting that to print and with luck 203mm x 208mm will permit a print resolution of 300 ppi and your graphic correct size. see: screenshot 3 rich: www.gimp-forum.net Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/918/original/01print.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/919/original/02print.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/920/original/03print.jpg -- rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
